Trubled Sahel Region

Malian army, Jihadi groups committed massacres — UN report

Mali’s army and jihadist groups have carried out massacres and hundreds of human rights violations, the United Nations Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) said in a report that details previously undocumented abuses against civilians. The MINUSMA report reportedly lists 375 rights violations in the country between July and September, attributing 163 to jihadist groups and 162 […]

Moroccan Court Confirms Death Penalty for killers of two Scandinavian Hikers

A Moroccan Appeals court has confirmed the death sentence announced against the three men who killed last year two Scandinavian tourists in the Atlas Mountains. The anti-terrorist court in the city of Salé (near Rabat) upheld the death penalty announced against the three killers who had pleaded guilty to the murder of Louisa Vesterager Jespersen, […]

Algeria: Towards Developing Tourism Industry

Algeria is boosting its tourism with a plan to build 13 new hotels with a total capacity of 1037 beds in 2012 with an estimated cost of more than 918 million dinars which will be provided by the private developers according to the Director of Tourism and artisanal of the wilaya of Tlemcen, Bachir Mourad. […]